Microsoft DSV3 Series Dedicated Host
Secure your dedicated Microsoft Azure DSV3 host environment with this platform license, ensuring compliance and access to critical features for your business operations.
- License Entitlement: Access to specific DSV3 series dedicated host hardware in the US South Central region.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain regulatory compliance by utilizing dedicated, isolated hardware resources.
- Operational Continuity: Ensure uninterrupted service availability and performance for your critical business applications.
- Feature Enablement: Unlock the full capabilities of the DSV3 series for enhanced computing power and flexibility.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Microsoft DSV3 Series Dedicated Host license provides access to dedicated physical servers within the Azure US South Central region, exclusively for your organization's use. It ensures a secure and compliant environment for running your most demanding workloads, offering predictable performance and isolation from other tenants.
Ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies, this license is essential for businesses requiring a stable, high-performance platform for core applications, databases, or virtual desktop infrastructure. It integrates directly into your Azure environment, providing the foundation for your IT operations without the overhead of managing physical hardware.
- Dedicated Physical Servers: Gain exclusive use of physical servers in Azure, enhancing security and performance.
- Isolated Environment: Your workloads run on hardware dedicated solely to your organization, preventing noisy neighbor issues.
- Compliance Ready: Meet stringent regulatory and compliance requirements with dedicated infrastructure.
- Predictable Performance: Experience consistent and reliable performance for your critical applications.
- Cost Efficiency: Optimize costs by avoiding the capital expenditure and operational burden of on-premises hardware.
This dedicated host license is the optimal choice for SMB and mid-market teams seeking enterprise-grade infrastructure control and performance within Azure.
What This Enables
Enable Secure Workload Isolation
Enable teams to deploy sensitive applications and data on dedicated physical servers, ensuring isolation from other tenants. Streamline compliance efforts by meeting strict data residency and security requirements with exclusive hardware access.
private cloud deployments, hybrid cloud strategies, regulatory compliance needs, sensitive data handling
Optimize Performance for Critical Apps
Streamline the performance of demanding applications like large databases or virtual desktop infrastructure by dedicating physical server resources. Automate resource allocation to guarantee consistent and predictable performance, avoiding noisy neighbor issues.
high-performance computing, virtual desktop infrastructure, database hosting, mission-critical applications
Maintain Licensing Compliance
Automate the process of ensuring software licensing compliance by utilizing dedicated hardware that meets vendor requirements. Enable teams to avoid costly audits and potential penalties by having a clear, auditable licensing posture.
software licensing management, regulatory audits, enterprise software deployment, predictable cost management
Key Features
Dedicated Physical Servers
Provides exclusive use of physical hardware, enhancing security, performance, and compliance.
DSV3 Series Hardware
Offers a powerful and flexible platform optimized for a wide range of enterprise workloads.
US South Central Region
Ensures data residency and low latency for organizations operating within or serving this geographic area.
Subscription Billing
Allows for predictable operational expenses and easier budget management compared to capital expenditures.
Microsoft Azure Platform
Integrates seamlessly with other Azure services, providing a unified cloud management experience.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stringent data isolation and compliance with regulations like PCI DSS and SOX, which dedicated hosts help satisfy.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must adhere to HIPAA and other privacy regulations, making dedicated, isolated infrastructure a critical component for protecting sensitive patient data.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services handle highly confidential client information and often have specific data residency and security mandates that dedicated hosts can fulfill.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers may run specialized operational technology (OT) or critical business systems that require dedicated, stable, and secure environments for uninterrupted operation.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a dedicated host in Azure?
A dedicated host in Azure is a physical server that is dedicated to a single customer's use. This provides greater isolation and control over your virtual machines and their underlying hardware.
What are the benefits of using dedicated hosts?
Benefits include enhanced security through isolation, predictable performance, compliance with regulatory requirements, and the ability to use existing server-bound licenses.
Can I use my existing Windows Server licenses with Azure Dedicated Hosts?
Yes, Azure Dedicated Hosts allow you to bring your own licenses with Software Assurance for Windows Server and SQL Server, potentially reducing costs.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Medium — IT-assisted
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.